Hunting for tools at the pawn shop

I spent this morning searching for a good deal on the last few tools that we needed. After searching through the Lowe's website and visiting a few local hardware stores I was sure that we would spend a hundred dollars or more if we bought things new. The local pawn shops were a different story. They were filled with gently used, and some not so gently used, tools. I spent a little time picking over the selections and came home only $48 lighter and with more tools than I had originally gone out in search of. In all I bought a heavy weight framing hammer, 16oz fiberglass handled curved claw hammer, slap stapler, 26" cross cut saw, leather tool belt with 4pc utility rig, and a 19" multi-compartment tool box. I will definitely be checking the pawn shops first from now on.